We
will as usual be using the
SPORT ident electronic
punching system at all the
checkpoints and will provide
you with split times for each
checkpoint (see below)

Wilfs
will be present at the
event to provide a variety
of food for purchase on Friday
evening from about 16.00.
This will include soup, pizza,
chilli ina bowl, baked potatoes,
pasta bowl, a number of cakes
and the usual brews. On Saturday
morning, cereal and bacon
rolls will be on the menu.
A free meal is provided to
each competitor on Sunday
at the end of the event.

Electronic Punching

As
in 2002, 2003 and 2004, we will be using the SPORTident
electronic timing system to record
the times of teams at each checkpoint.
SPORTident provides the premier
system for timing orienteering events,
adventure races, mountain marathons,
mountain bike orienteering events,
coroporate challenges, mountain
races and many other activities.

These
cards cost £18.00 each and should
you be unfortunate enough to break
or lose an SI-Card that you have
hired from us or are unable to hand
it in at the end of Day 2, we will
have to charge you £18 for the lost
card. A Control Box and Si-Card
will be on display in the registration
tent so that you can familiarise
yourselves with the system.

At each checkpoint, you will come
across a Control Box, which is a
very small red 'brick' with a cylindrical
hole in it. It will be labelled
with the 3-digit code of the checkpoint
and this MUST MATCH the code
provided on your checkpoint descriptions,
otherwise you are at the wrong checkpoint!
At most locations it will be on
the ground beside the kite and attached
to it by a piece of string. Dip
the tip of your Si-Card into the
cylindrical hole and providing the
box is working correctly you will
see an LED flash and hear a 'beep'
which confirms that the checkpoint
number and your time has been recorded
on your Si-Card.

If
You Have A Problem
The Si-Card replaces the Control
Card that you would normally punch
at each checkpoint and the data
from it is used to verify that you
have visited the correct checkpoints.
If a Control Box fails to 'beep'
and the LED does not flash, it is
possible that the Control Box is
malfunctioning. You should make
a mental note of the 3 letter word
written on the top of the box and
tell us the word at the end of the
day when we download your Si-Card.
THERE WILL BE NO NEEDLE PUNCH AT
A CHECKPOINT. Check that the Control
Box is not upside down otherwise
the punching process will probably
not work. If you lose your Si-Card
we will only be able to give you
a time for the day if you can convince
us that you have visited all the
checkpoints. Under these circumstances,
you will not be eligible for a prize.

Saturday
When we hand you a hire Si-Card
at registration it will have been
cleared of any previous data. You
will dip your your Si-Card in a
Control Box as you start to record
your start time. After repeating
this process at each of the checkpoints,
you will also record a time on your
Si-Card as you finish. We will download
the data from your Si-Card at the
finish while you wait and hopefully
will be able to hand you back the
Si-Card almost immediately, cleared
and ready for use on Sunday.

Sunday
You will dip your your Si-Card in
a Control Box as you start to record
your start time. After repeating
this process at each of the checkpoints,
you will also record a time on your
Si-Card as you finish. We will download
the data from the Si-Card while
you wait. Should you be unfortunate
enough to lose or break the card,
we will record your team number
and you will need to tell us how/when
you will pay us the £18.

Results
The information from the Si-Cards
will prove that you have been to
each checkpoint but it will also
provide us with split times at each
checkpoint. These will be published
on the web site on Saturday and
Sunday evening.